Sunday, January 11, 2009

This is the bag that Dad got...

But first a back-story...

My Mum and Dad's Christmas request last year (sounds so long ago already...) was that we could only give gifts if we didn't spend any money. So I decided to make them both a bag from fabrics already in the cupboard. And I almost did it without spending anything - I did need to spend a little on bag hardware but the fabrics were all there already!

Mum received these bags...

And she was wrapped!!

My Dad is a gadget man and uses a 'dilli-bag' to carry all the gadgets around - GPS for geocaching, GPS for the car, mobile phone, camera, chargers for each... you get the picture.

Dad's bag was the same pattern as Mum's (the Small Tote Bag - by Nikki) - the one with the flap and the taller body shape. I did make a few small adjsutments... I added a divider pocket and clips and used plastic hardware. I did have trouble finding the plastic fittings that I had in mind and didn't have time to order any and so bought a cheap bag at a bargain shop ($6) and cut off all of the fittings - including the rubber shoulder guard. I used a 'manly' olive-green linen-like fabric for the outside and a hand-dyed peice that I did ages ago (try March 2006!) And this is what I came up with...

6 comments:

Don't know if I had any comment before, but I like the inside out bag very, very much', much more than the out-inside...! Feel free to read my other blog www.dovadi.web-log.nl/fiberfusing. Regards, Dorie

Again one - why don't you try the bags from the second hand shop of flee markets and take away all the stuff you can uses, I think this will be much cheaper than buy a new and than stripping it for the usefull things. Here in Holland I buy a second one for 1 or 2 Euro's... greetings Dorie

the bags turned out really great, sophie! if you are missing your machine too much, you are welcome to come have a go with mine :) welcome home too ... i meant to write a not to you to say that days ago!

Hi Sophie,Just realised you had started blogging again when I followed a link from Nikki's blog. I'm making bags too.Your bags are lovely. If you're interested the Geelong Embroiderer's Guild are starting up a Creative Fibre Arts group, actually 5 of us are meeting tomorrow to plan the program for the year. Email if you are interested.Cheers